Press Release Sep 09, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of jazz historian, archivist, author, editor, and educator Dan Morgenstern, recipient of the 2007 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Press Release Aug 20, 2024 Celebrate the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows with Free Events in Washington, DC This September in Washington, DC, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will hold free events to celebrate ten extraordinary artists who shape America’s cultural heritage—the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of our nation’s highest ...
Press Release Jul 16, 2024 Announcing the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts announced today the newest recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz. Marshall Allen, Marilyn Crispell, Chucho Valdés, and recipient of the 2025 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Master...
Press Release May 06, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Premieres Tribute Film Series about National Heritage Fellows The Story of Our Heritage: Celebrate the extraordinary artists who shape America's cultural heritage
Press Release May 02, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Paul Bergren NEA Statement on the Death of 2012 Heritage Fellow Paul Bergren
Press Release Feb 28, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows Announcing the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of our nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
Press Release Feb 21, 2024 2024 NEA Jazz Masters to be Celebrated at Free Events in Washington, DC The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will celebrate the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters at a series of public events April 11-13, 2024, in Washington, DC, culminating in a free tribute c...
Press Release Jan 09, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Norik Astvatsaturov It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Norik Astvatsaturov, recipient of a 2017 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
Press Release Jul 12, 2023 NEA Announces the 2024 Recipients of NEA Jazz Masters Honors The National Endowment for the Arts today announced the 2024 recipients of NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships—Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers, and Willard Jenkins, recipient of the 2024 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz...
Press Release May 08, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Chris Strachwitz It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of record producer and label founder Chris Strachwitz, recipient of the first Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship in 2000.
Press Release Apr 17, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal, recipient of a 1994 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
Press Release Feb 28, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellows The NEA is pleased to announce this year’s NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of our nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
Press Release Feb 22, 2023 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Honored at Free Events In honor of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters—Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes, and Sue Mingus—the NEA is collaborating with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a series of free events March 30-April 1 t...
Press Release Dec 19, 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Mary Holiday Black It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Navajo Basketweaver, Mary Holiday Black, recipient of a 1995 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
Press Release Oct 25, 2022 Celebrate the 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellows in a Documentary Film Roots of American Culture: A Cross-Country Visit with Living Treasures of the Folk and Traditional Arts will premiere Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 8pm ET on arts.gov.
Press Release Oct 20, 2022 NEA Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow James Ka'upena Wong